Lokashakti Quotes Archive

It takes a man of heroic stature to be a pacifist... A pacifist who is willing to endure the scorn of the unthinking mob, the ignominy of jail, the pain of stripes and the threat of death, cannot be lightly dismissed as a coward afraid of physical pain. A pacifist even now must be prepared for the opposition of the next mob who thinks violence is bravery.

God gives us our temperaments, and in spite of my pacifism, it is natural for me to stand my ground, to continue in what actually amounts to a class war, using such weapons as the works of mercy for immediate means to show our love and to alleviate suffering. And the weapons of journalism!